%0 Journal Article %T Climaterio y menopausia: importancia de su atenci¨Žn en el nivel primario %A Lugones Botell %A Miguel %A Quintana River¨Žn %A Tania Y %A Cruz Oviedo %A Yolanda %J Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral %D 1997 %I ECIMED %X a review concerning climateric and menopause is made and their anatomophysiological bases are related to the different biological psychosocial and sexual aspect and to non-communicable chronic disease and gynecological cancer. it is stressed the need of giving these women a diferentiated, specialized and com0prenhensive attention so as to improve their quality of life and their life style and to prevent diseases and promote health. %K climateric [physiology] %K climateryc [physiology] %K menopause [physiology] %K menopause [physiology] %K primary health care physician %K family %K physiologic disorders %K physicians role %K sex behavior %K women health %K queality of life. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0864-21251997000500014&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en